Fire-extinguishing compound.



JOSEPH BRUCE MILLER, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

FIRE-EXTBNGUISHING COMPOUND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,641, dated April 15, 1902.

Application filed September 3,1901.

Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, JOSEPH BRUCE MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State v of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter to be Used for Extinguishing Fire, of which the following is a "rately, after which they are all to be come bined and the oxalic acid and sea-sand added, after which all the ingredients are to be thoroughly mingled by agitation.

This composition is to be put up in packages of a convenient size. In case of a fire which it is desired to extinguish I throw the contents of one of said packages into the fire to be extinguished. The action of the fire on my composition at once produces gases,

Serial No. 74,206. (No specimens.)

tially as described and for the purpose speci- 2. The herein-described composition of mattor for extinguishing fire, consisting of bicarbonate of soda twenty-five pounds, sodaash five pounds, sulfur three pounds, manganese ten ounces, lime three pounds, oxalic acid eight ounces, salt one pound, meal-powder eight ounces, saltpeter four ounces and sea-sand four pounds, substantially as described.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this. specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH BRUCE MILLER.

Witnesses:

R. W. HANDLE, R. E. RANDLE. 

